Word: griffin
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When the Senate was in the midst of a historic debate on school busing last week, 17 Senators missed a crucial vote on the antibusing Griffin amendment (see story, page 25). If four Democratic presidential hopefuls -George McGovern, Edmund Muskie, Henry Jackson and Vance Hartke -had been present, the amendment, passed by 43-40, might have been defeated. (Hubert Humphrey was also absent, but he had "paired" with another missing member, Louisiana's Russell Long, so that their offsetting votes would not have mattered...
Federal Funds. After a flurry of amendments and confusing votes, the situation in the Senate had become a parliamentarian's nightmare. But the key result was that the antibusing forces had passed, 43 to 40, an amendment sponsored by Michigan Republican Robert Griffin, which so directly challenges the authority of the courts that even he concedes that it is probably unconstitutional. Yet Griffin, who is up for re-election and whose state is aroused over busing orders in some of its major cities, said his aim was to influence the Supreme Court as it hears appeals against busing plans...
Legal Appeals. Earlier in the tangled procedure, the Senate had adopted by a decisive margin a far milder antibusing amendment proposed by Republican Leader Hugh Scott and Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield. Offered primarily to stave off the harsh Griffin measure, and to close out the possibility of a constitutional amendment banning busing, it was supported by a number of civil rights liberals. The amendment prevents the use of any federal funds for racial busing unless local school districts request the money-but it would not affect court orders requiring districts to bus. The amendment also delays the execution...
...Both the Griffin and Scott-Mansfield amendments are, at least momentarily, part of the Senate bill. If the bill is finally approved, the provisions would have to be compromised in conference committee with the House bill, which includes a flat ban against the use of federal funds for busing. The final bill might well be of doubtful constitutionality requiring long litigation...
...Clark, 15-11, 15-8, 15-12, before capping the day with a three game sweep of Army's number one, Ray Federici. Fish must meet Navy's Gordon Perry, the number three seed, in the quarterfinals. He should win the match, and advance to play number two, Ty Griffin, in the semifinals...